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    The surname Rivas

    A surname, carried by 76,205 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R120

    Rivas: #426 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Rivas #426, 76,205 people Rivas: #426 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Rivas #426, 76,205 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rivas is more common than 99.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 76,205 people named Rivas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,052 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 54,588.

    #426
    rank among US surnames
    76,205
    people in 2010
    26
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39.6%
    change since 2000 (was #553)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #417O'Connor77,9233,962
    #418Cardenas77,6523,976
    #419Pacheco77,6423,977
    #420Cross77,5573,981
    #421Calderon77,0854,005
    #422Quinn76,9864,010
    #423Moss76,9084,014

    Who is named Rivas

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Rivas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Rivass

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eva Rivas
      Armenian singer, born 1987
    • Érica Rivas
      Argentine actress, born 1974
    • Luz Rivas
      American politician, born 1974

    Notable Rivass come mostly from Armenia (1), Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rivas

    Rivas has the Soundex code R120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R120.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rivas?
    76,205 people in the United States had the surname Rivas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,052 Americans. It ranked 426th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rivas?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rivas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rivas?
    Eva Rivas, Armenian singer, followed by Érica Rivas.
    Where is the surname Rivas most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rivas in Armenia, Argentina and the United States.
    Is the surname Rivas getting more or less common?
    More common. 54,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 76,205 in 2010, up 40%.